It is the growth potential of Africa that is appealing, especially as sales have disappointedof late in America, even though Wal-Mart has been well-placed to benefit from consumerstrading down.
真正吸引它的,是非洲的增长潜力,尤其在近期,即使沃尔玛瞄好了 降级消费 来从中盈利,它在美国的销售额也没有达到预期。
Critics of the deal point out that some of Wal-Mart s international adventures have gonebadly, most notably its expansion into Germany, which it eventually abandoned.
收购计划的评论家指出,沃尔玛的一些国际冒险进行的很糟,尤其是在德国的扩张计划,最终是铩羽而归。
But there is a world of difference between the mature, highly competitive German marketand using its global clout to shape an African market that is still in its infancy.
但是德国市场和非洲市场有着天壤之别,前者成熟且具有高度竞争力,而后者尚在襁褓之中,沃尔玛可以利用自身的全球影响力随意地搓圆揉扁。
It will have to deal with unions, which have been agitating recently at Massmart, perhapshaving got wind of Wal-Mart s potential offer.
收购计划还得应付工会,也许是风闻了沃尔玛潜在的雇佣意向,Massmart的工人们开始躁动不安。
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